To the editor:

Kids learn a lot when they’re young, even from television.

In Roman times, they had bloody deaths in a coliseum, and parents let their kids sometimes watch. I think parents are to blame for some of their kids’ violence.

Parents with small kids around 7 years old and younger should watch what their kids are watching to make sure it’s not too violent for their kids.

My first reason is that a lot of kids mimic what they see on television. I bet some kids even in Roman times, after watching gladiators fight, would want to do what they saw.

I see a lot of kids every day playing cops and robbers. Some kids in my old school would pretend to shoot each other for fun. They would do it every day, all day.

My second reason is television can also teach kids that violence solves all problems. I see some kids who see things they want and just shove people out of the way to get them.

If kids think violence solves their problems, they could hurt themselves and others — especially when they get older.

My third reason is television teaches kids words that they should not know. Some kid I saw said a swear, and that kid’s mother asked the kid where he had learned it. He said television.

This is why I think parents should watch children’s television shows if their kids are 7 or younger. Don’t let any children be influenced by television violence.

All parents should watch what their children watch no matter what if the children are younger than 7.

Caiden Fraser
sixth grade,
Bath Middle School

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